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Christian baby names and what they mean, for christian, church, catholic, missionary, with 172 results. These boy names reached the peak of their popularity 5 decades ago (USAGE OF 24.1%) and have become significantly less conventional since (USAGE 9.2%, 61.9%), with names such as Brant becoming less trendy. The more fashionable names for newborns here are Kyrie (#222), Roman (#85), Santiago (#81), Theodore (#44) and Wesley (#105), while Cannone (TOP 23%) and Camiolo (68%) are familiar surnames. Here is the list of Christian names for girls.

Christian names

Abbott - Arsenio | Artemas - Canning | Cannon - Cyril | Deacon - Finbar | Fletcher - Kirby | Kirk - Melchior | .. - .. | Timon - Zion

Abbott - Arsenio

Abbott

Abbott
.. head of a religious community of .. Abbott (TOP 1%), Abott (67%), comparable to Allott (TOP 96%), Arnott (8%), are popular -ott suffix surnames. [Abott, Abbot, Ab, .. 8 more]

Abdul

Abdul
.. the name indicates religious service and .. Rare, with usage of 0.007% for Abdul and variants as birth names in 2018, lower than 0.007% the year before. [Del, Abdoullah, Abdoulla, Abdell, Abdall, Ab, .. 10 more]

Abel

Abel
.. According to the Christian Church, he .. Usage of Abel, Abell, etc. as birth names in 2018 was up 1.2% compared to the year before. [Avel, Able, Abey, Abelson, .. 4 more]

Aeolus
.. a brand of church organs was .. Abolus and Arolus are creative variations. [Aiolus, Aiolos, .. 1 more]

Alaric

Alaric
.. a duke who turned to religion. Usage of Alaric and variants as baby names in 2018 was 6.4% more than in 2017. [Ulrick, Ulrich, Ullrich, Alric, Allerick, Aleric, Al, .. 7 more]

Alban
.. The first Christian martyr on British .. Albano (TOP 4%), Albin (5%), Aubin (7%), Alban (10%) and Alvin (15%) are found frequently as last names. [Aubin, Albys, Albin, Albie, Albain, .. 12 more]

Amadour
.. by the Catholic church, but recent .. A rare children's name. [Amadore, .. 1 more]

Andrew

Andrew
.. first chosen of the 12 apostles .. Andrew, Andriel, etc. became less popular last year, falling -433 positions as children's names with Andrey falling the most. [Ondrey, Ondrej, Mandrew, Drugi, Dru, Drew, Dandie, Andrzej, Andros, Andrij, .. 39 more]

Androcles
Androcles was a Christian and a .. Unusual. Androcles (compare Andrewes, Andries) ends with -es. [Androclus]

Angel

Angel
Derived from the Church Latin name .. Angel (TOP 17%) and Angelo (27%) are commonplace men's names. [Onnjelo, Onjel, Anjelo, Ange, Andjelko, .. 13 more]

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Christian names: Abbott, Abdul, Abel, Alaric, Andrew

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Christian names: Angel, Anthony, Antonio, Apollo, Aram

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Christian names: Aramis, Arsenio

Aniketos
.. has survived in Catholic countries because .. Aniketos and variants are not often used as boys' names. [Anisio, Aniceto, .. 1 more]

Anselm
.. formidable influence on medieval Christian thought .. Not that prominent as a boys' name, Anselm is used more conventionally as a last name. [Selmo, Anso, Anselmo, Ansel, Anse, .. 3 more]

Anthony

Anthony
.. founded the first Christian monastic order .. Usage of Anthony as a boys' name has diminished circa 2007. [Twan, Toni, Toney, Antwon, Antun, Antons, Antonius, Antonino, Antonine, Antonin, .. 22 more]

Antioco
.. a center of Christianity from around .. Antioco, Antiochus, etc. are unusual as baby names. [Antiochus, Antioch, .. 1 more]

Antonio

Antonio
.. in the Catholic church, venerated on .. Antonio and variants became less popular last year, falling on average -17 rankings as baby names with Anton leading the decline. [Tony, Antonius, Anton, Antolin, Antino, .. 3 more]

Apollo

Apollo
.. one of the early Christian disciples .. Apollo and variants became more popular in 2018, gaining +15 rankings as birth names with Apollo rising the most. [Apolo, Apollos, .. 1 more]

Apostolos
Stems fr. Greek word. "Apostle, disciple." Apostolos is not in the Top 2000.

Aram

Aram
.. spoken there in pre Christian times .. Adoption of Aram and forms soared in 2017. [Arram]

Aramis

Aramis
.. for his ambition and religious aspirations. Aramis is a rare masculine name.

Arsenio

Arsenio
.. Desert Fathers of Christianity and was .. Used somewhat frequently as baby names, Arsen, Arsenio, etc. are comparable to the conventional Aren. [Arsino, Arsenius, Arsenios, Arseni, Arsen, Arcinio, .. 10 more]

Quick Reference

Summary Index of Christian names [and variants] for boys.

1. Abbott - Arsenio
Abbott [11], Abdul [15], Abel [8], Aeolus [3], Alaric [14], Alban [17], Amadour [2], Andrew [49], Androcles [1], Angel [18], Aniketos [3], Anselm [8], Anthony [32], Antioco [3], Antonio [8], Apollo [3], Apostolos, Aram [1], Aramis, Arsenio [15]


Artemas [9], Ashbel, Augustine [11], Baptist [5], Barnabas [17], Bartholomew [29], Basil [23], Battista [3], Bede [1], Benedict [23], Boris [4], Boyne [3], Brant [4], Calum [3], Calvert [1], Calvin [4], Camilo [3], Campion [1], Candelario [4], Canning [1]


Cannon [2], Celesto [6], Cephas, Channing [6], Chris [3], Christian [25], Christopher [32], Churchill [1], Cillian, Claude [14], Clement [13], Clovis [4], Colman [2], Conan [4], Constant, Constantine [10], Cope, Cristian [1], Cyprian [3], Cyril [10]


Deacon [7], Dean [5], Dennis [17], Dexter [3], Edward [27], Efisio, Eilian [1], Elder [1], Ely, Epifanio [6], Erastus [3], Erhard [2], Ethelbert [2], Eusebius [12], Fadi, Faolan [5], Fergus [6], Fiachra [1], Fillan [1], Finbar [11]


Fletcher [2], Fulton, Fursey, Gall, Gaston [2], Germain [14], Gery, Gregory [27], Hans [6], Ignatius [11], James [28], Jason [12], Jeroboam, Joachim [10], John [85], Justin [18], Justus [1], Kelly [1], Kettil [4], Kirby [6]


Kirk [5], Kirkland [1], Kirkley [4], Kirkwell, Kirkwood, Knox, Kristian [3], Kyrie, Leon [5], Leviticus, Linus [2], Luke [11], Luther [6], Makarios [13], Mark [18], Martin [17], Massey [1], Matthew [34], Matthias [8], Melchior [4]


Minster, Nalin [1], Nathaniel [15], Nevin [6], Nicandro [6], Nicholas [61], Novena, Odell [3], Pagan, Paladio [1], Palmer [3], Pascal [9], Paul [26], Penn [1], Peter [21], Philip [20], Procopio [2], Regis, Roman [7], Rosario


Rufus [2], Saffron [3], Saint, Saladin, Salisbury [6], Santiago [5], Saul [4], Selkirk, Sexton, Silas [7], Simon [15], Sion [1], Slater, Stephen [26], Tallis [2], Teilo, Templeton [3], Thaddeus [15], Theodore [19], Thomas [24]


Timon, Timothy [19], Titus [2], Viator, Victor [13], Vincent [19], Wells, Wesley [5], Xavier [12], Zaccheus [3], Zebediah [2], Zion [1]

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